Around 66,000 PSU bank employees go on strike in UP

On the call given by United Forum of Bank Unions, around 66,000 bank employees of public sector banks in Uttar Pradesh went on a strike to press for wage revision.
"Nearly 66,000 employees of 7,500 branches of different public sector banks in the state remained on strike," convenor of Lucknow unit of UFBU S K Sangtani said.
He said that 8,000 employees of 800 PSU bank branches in Lucknow were on a strike.
The striking employees assembled in front of Hazratganj branch of Allahabad Bank and staged a demonstration.
The strike affected banking services like cheque clearance and withdrawal from branches across the state.

The wage revision of public sector bank employees has been due since November 2012.